Regular Verbs in Past-Pronunciation

Regular verbs in simple past

pronunciation

Past of a regular verb:

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play + ed = played

walk + ed = walked

When you feel vibration in your vocal cords

​​Voiced consonants

​There are 2 kinds of consonants _Sound:

​​Voiceless consonants

When you don't feel vibration in your vocal cords

​There are 2 kinds of consonants _Sound:

​Last sound voiced	Last sound is voiceless	​
​/d/	/t/​	​/Id/
​loved	asked​	invited​
​called	​jumped	​needed
​studied	looked​	​rented
​travelled	missed​	​avoided
discovered​	​worked	​counted
​enjoyed	promised​	​

Let's practice:

Read the next sentences in silence, select the verb in past and choose its correct pronunciation.

Example: Alex moved his chair.

1) /d/ 2) /t/ 3) /Id/

Multiple Choice

We lived in Mexico city 5 years ago.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/

Multiple Choice

Susan washed the laundry in the morning.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/

Multiple Choice

The flight AM123 landed on time.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/

Multiple Choice

Gaby kissed her granddaughter.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/

Multiple Choice

Gonzalez Camarena invented the Color T.V.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/

Multiple Choice

The twins opened the fruit cans.

• /d/

• /t/

• /Id/